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Designer Brands (DBI) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)

Designer Brands (DBI) has disclosed Cost of Revenue for 16 consecutive years, with $334.8 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue fell 24.48% to $334.8 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Nov 2025 was $849.0 million, a 37.88% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $431.0 million, down 79.48% from a year prior.
  • Cost of Revenue was $334.8 million for Q4 2025 at Designer Brands, up from $54.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $579.2 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$153.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $382.6 million and a median of $442.0 million in 2023 define the central range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Peak YoY movement for Cost of Revenue: tumbled 126.92% in 2023, then surged 401.76% in 2024.
  • Designer Brands' Cost of Revenue stood at $539.8 million in 2021, then grew by 7.29% to $579.2 million in 2022, then fell by 23.93% to $440.6 million in 2023, then grew by 0.63% to $443.4 million in 2024, then fell by 24.48% to $334.8 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DBI's Cost of Revenue are $334.8 million (Q4 2025), $54.6 million (Q3 2025), and $28.5 million (Q2 2025).